Hairbows, A Treatise

I had a commenter the other day who said she didn’t understand the appeal for hairbows and it just added time to the morning routine and who would want to do such a thing as that?

Honestly? I would! Because they are pretty.

But it’s more than that. Without getting too philosophical, though, I think it’s a good thing to fuss over our children a little bit, maybe even especially over our little girls. Let them have and wear pretty things... Show them in small ways that they are special and are tenderly loved... A tiny way of bestowing good things on them as well as perhaps teaching them that masculinity and femininity are different and each should be celebrated, albeit in different ways.

Obviously we teach them inner beauty is of greater importance – that goes without saying – but outward adornments are just that. They can adorn and enhance. To me the hairbow is that little touch that says, “I love you and here’s a little kiss to your outfit today. You are worth the extra thirty seconds of my morning time.”

Now. Does Madeline wear a bow in her hair every single day? Of course not. I don’t do my hair every single day. Sometimes I’m lucky if I get her hair clipped back before she smears it with egg yolk. And other days it’s stuffed into a ponytail while she runs around the playground like a wild child.

And I’m also not saying that if you don’t put bows in your daughters' hair, you don’t love them. I’m merely talking about my own particular relationship(s) with my own particular daughter(s).

Well, and also I use them because they are simply a whole lot of fun.